After Eight | Foodimentary - National Food Holidays MyRecipes After Eight After Eight Thin Mints (After Eights) are a confectionery product described as “mint enrobed in dark chocolate” (although a milk chocolate version became available in 2006) that are intended, as its name suggests, to be used as after-dinner mints. They were created in 1962 by Rowntree and Company Limited. Since the 1988 acquisition of the United Kingdom-based company, the mints have been produced by Nestlé. The “Thin Mints” have been made in the factory in Castleford, West Yorkshire since 1970. After Eights are now sold across Europe and North America, where they are kosher certified by the Orthodox Union, and one billion After Eight mints are made annually In 2010, Nestle announced the closure of the Castleford factory, and the transfer of the production of After Eight to its Essex factory. In 1967, After Eights were also manufactured at the Rowntree factory in the Wandsbek district of Hamburg. After Eights were originally made from dairy-free dark chocolate.

However, in 2007, Nestlé started adding butterfat to After Eights, making them a dairy product. Nestlé has also made special editions of After Eights, including orange After Eights and milk chocolate After Eights. Share: 1 After Eight | Rankly After Eight Ranked #228 on the list Best Brand of All Time 0.00 Products: Product lines: After Eight Thin Mints (After Eights) are a confectionery product described as "mint enrobed in dark chocolate" (although a milk chocolate version became available in 2006) that are intended, as its name suggests, to be used as after-dinner mints. They were created in 1962 by Rowntree and Company Limited. Since the 1988 acquisition of the United Kingdom-based company, the mints have been produced by Nestlé. The "Thin Mints" have been made in the factory in Castleford, West Yorkshire since 1970, and the Chocolate Truffles are made in York.

After Eights are now sold across Europe and North America, and one billion After Eight mints are made annually In 2010, Nestle announced the closure of the Castleford factory, and the transfer of the production of After Eight to its Halifax factory. In 1967, After Eights were also manufactured at the Rowntree factory in the Wandsbek district of Hamburg. After Eights were originally made from dairy-free dark chocolate. However, in 2007, Nestlé started adding butterfat to After Eights, making them a dairy product. Nestlé has also made special editions of After Eights, including orange After Eights and milk chocolate After Eights. The fondant in After Eight – Wonder Foods Home > After Eight > Page 1 of 1 After Eight Browse: After Eight Mint Chocolate Thins (After Eights) are a confectionery product that are intended to be used as after-dinner mints. They were created in 1962 by Rowntree and Company Limited. Since the 1988 acquisition of the United Kingdom-based company, the mints have been manufactured by Nestlé .

The "Mint Chocolate Thins" have been made in the factory in Castleford , West Yorkshire since 1970. Prior to this, they were made at Rowntree's York factory since 1962. After Eights are now sold across Europe and North America, and one billion After Eight mints are made annually. In 2010, Nestlé announced the closure of the Castleford factory, and the transfer of the production of After Eight to its Halifax factory. Since 1967, After Eights are also manufactured at the Rowntree factory in the Wandsbek district of Hamburg. After Eights were originally made from dairy-free dark chocolate. However, in 2007, Nestlé started adding butterfat to After Eights, making them a dairy product. Nestlé has also made special editions of After Eights, including orange After Eights and milk chocolate After Eights. The fondant in the centre of After Eights is made from a stiff paste of saccharose , water, and a small amount of the enzyme invertase . This fondant can readily be coated with dark chocolate.

After manufacture, the enzyme gradually splits the saccharose into the much more soluble glucose and fructose , resulting in a more liquid consistency. Maturing of the mint is said to take over three days. After Eight : Wikis (The Full Wiki) The Full Wiki More info on After Eight Wikis Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the band, see Aftereight . After Eight Thin Mint. After Eight Thin Mints (After Eights) are a confectionery product described as " mint enrobed in dark chocolate " (although a milk chocolate version became available in 2006) and are intended, as the name suggests, to be used as after-dinner mints. They were created in 1962 by Rowntree & Company Limited. Since the 1988 acquisition of the United Kingdom-based company, the mints have been produced by Nestlé .

The Thin Mints have been made in the factory in Castleford , West Yorkshire since 1970, whereas the Chocolate Truffles are made in York . After Eights are now sold across Europe and North America, and one billion After Eight mints are made annually. In 1967, After Eights were also manufactured at the Rowntree factory in the Wandsbek district of Hamburg. Specifically, Nestlé Deutschland AG, Chocoladen-Werk Hamburg, Am Neumarkt 20, 22041 Hamburg. After Eights were originally just made from dark chocolate which was dairy-free. However, in 2007 Nestlé started adding butterfat to After Eights, so they are no longer dairy-free. Nestle also make special editions of After Eights, including orange After Eights and milk chocolate After Eights. Contents 4 External links Manufacture The fondant in the centre of After Eights is made as a stiff paste of saccharose , water, and a small amount of the enzyme invertase . This fondant can readily be coated in dark chocolate.

After manufacture, the enzyme gradually splits the saccharose into the much more soluble glucose and fructose , resulting in a more liquid consistency. [1] Maturing of the mint is said to take over three months. Related products The After Eight family of products includes: Thin Mints: the original After Eight product, these comprise square dark or (less commonly) milk chocolate, enclosing the mint fondant . Delights: round sweets of dark chocolate with a mint fondant filling. Straws: long, thin sticks of soft dark chocolate with a mint fondant filling. Biscuits: the newest addition to the After Eight family, these combine dark chocolate with mint in a biscuit . Chocolate Santa Claus: during the Christmas season, Nestlé Germany features a 125g Santa Claus made out of white or dark mint chocolate. Chocolate Truffles (Discontinued) Dark Chocolate Irish Creams (Discontinued) Ice Cream Dessert (Discontiuned) Lemon Sorbet (Discontinued) Bitesize: plain chocolate with mint fondant filling, similar in appearance to original Munchies .

Originally known as Mintola, then renamed Mint Munchies in 1995 [2] before being brought under After Eight brand in 2006. [3] Other related products: Pfefferminz: a variety of Ritter Sport which has similar taste as the normal After Eight in shape of a Ritter Sport. After Eight (cocktail): a layered shooter consisting of Crème de cacao , Crème de menthe and Baileys Irish Cream . After Eight (Easter Egg): An Easter Egg with a pack of After Eight Dark Chocolate Thin Mints Notes AFTER EIGHT ADVERTS | YFA Download description pdf After Eight Thin Mints, or After Eights, are a confectionery product described as "mint enrobed in dark chocolate." They were created in 1962 by Rowntree & Company Limited and have been made in the factory in Castleford, West Yorkshire since 1970. This reel is made up of a series of adverts for this product after its launch.

The adverts include "well-dressed women of a higher social class, who were excellent at organising dinner parties, which always offered the After Eight Mints." Dinner Party – Plain unashamed luxury and yours for the asking. (1963) B&W Hostess – Luxury, unashamed luxury. After Eight wafer thin mints. (1965) B&W Terrace – Luxury, unashamed luxury. After Eight wafer thin mints. (1965) B&W Country House – Luxury, unashamed luxury. After Eight wafer thin mints. (1965) B&W Guitar – Luxury, unashamed luxury. After Eight wafer thin mints. (1966) B&W Villa – Luxury, unashamed luxury. After Eight wafer thin mints. (1966) B&W Table – Luxury, unashamed luxury. After Eight wafer thin mints. (1967) B&W Farmhouse Kitchen – Luxury, unashamed luxury. After Eight wafer thin mints. (1967) B&W Christmas Dinner – We have been known to run out of it before Boxing Day.

(1967) B&W It’s the men – They eat more After Eights than any girl. (1968) B&W Not with Port – They pass the port, why shouldn’t we pass the After Eights. (1968) B&W Unmentionable – In a grey world we salute you. (1968) B&W Financial Crises – Circulate the wafer think After Eight mints and bring back the roses to your cheeks. (1968) B&W My Grandfather – The old man liked style. (1969) B&W Everyman – Be the master in your own house. (1969) Colour Picnic – A picnic isn’t a picnic without After Eights. (1969) B&W - Featuring Jean Marsh Dr. Johnson – You never know, After Eights might have changed his mind. (1969) B&W Bridge – After Eights always turn up trumps. (1970) Colour Empty Chair – After Eights for everyone. (1970) Colour - Featuring Gabriella drake, Donald Pickering Product – After Eights the best company there is.

(1971) Colour Perfect man – Dear George, I wouldn’t swap him for all the After Eights in Chelsea. (1971) Colour Young Girls – One After Eight each by the look of things. (1971) Colour Wedding – Drown your sorrows in another After Eight. (1971) Colour Young Girls (New Pack) – One After Eight each by the look of things. (1971) Colour Wedding (New Pack) – Drown your sorrows in another After Eight. (1971) Colour Christening – Lots of men simply adore After Eights. (1971-1972) Colour Ball – Hello After Eight. (1971-1972) Colour - Featuring Joanna Davis Green Baize – Dear After Eight, you really leave nothing to chance. (1973) Colour Nelson’s Touch – Pure unashamed luxury. (1973) Colour Diplomatic Bag – Pure unashamed luxury sent all the way from England in the diplomatic bag. (1975) Colour Waterloo – Just eat the Duke of Wellington.

(1975) Colour Scrabble – There’s always After Eight which is a great consolation in more ways than one. (1976) Character Study – I wonder what they think about me. (1977) Colour The Butler Did It – I do all I can to keep those traditions alive. (1979) Colour Times Change – Times may change, but standards must be maintained. (1981) Colour Before Dinner – There always seems to be just one missing. (1981) Colour - Featuring Patricia Hodge Ring – Pure unashamed luxury. (1982) Colour Mint Condition – Pure unashamed luxury. (1982) Colour - Featuring Patricia Hodge Informal – Pure unashamed luxury. (1982) Colour Singular Mint – Pure unashamed luxury. After Eight wafer thin mints. (1984) Colour Singular Mint – Pure unashamed luxury. After Eight wafer thin mints. (1984) Colour Clock Forward – While you’re putting the After Eight back tonight, don’t forget to put the clocks forward.

(1984) Colour Clock Forward – While you’re putting the After Eight back tonight, don’t forget to put the clocks forward. – No Voiceover (1984) Colour Download context pdf This is one of a large collection of films made by Rowntree’s of York (now Nestlé). Most of the films came via the Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, based at the University of York. Other films have come from different sources, such as Ken Clough, a former engineering designer for Rowntree who filmed many of their manufacturing processes. The vast bulk of the films are adverts for their confectionary products: including Rolo, Black Magic, Toffee Crisp, Smarties, Milky Bar, KitKat, Dairy box and many other brands made between 1929 and 1990. The earliest one of the adverts is Mr York of York, Yorks, the first animated advertisement to be made, in 1929, with synchronised sound - also online. A general overview of Rowntree’s and advertising can be found in the Contexts for Mr York of York, Yorks (1929) and Tokens (1962-63).

After Eight has been advertised on TV since 1963. The logo, which appears in the early television adverts, was originally based on a silver antique baroque clock. It quite quickly became established as the leading brand of mint chocolate, today accounting for one out of every two mint chocolates consumed (IRI UK value sales data; 52 w/e 7th November 2009). The first major launch by Rowntree in the 1960s, appearing in 1962, After Eight (originally with the additional title ‘thin mints’) fit in well with the relative affluence of the post-war boom. With more children from working class backgrounds getting to university, there was more aspiration for a more middle class lifestyle. By the same token, the middle class had always sought to differentiate themselves from those considered to be lower class. Hence the rich sophisticated lifestyle shown in the adverts, with posh dinner parties, would have a wide appeal. This dinner party connection has been pushed in adverts ever since.

This class differentiation was sent up by the Two Ronnies in their famous 1960s comedy sketch on class with John Cleese; and the associated aspirations were equally parodied by Mike Lee’s play Abigail's Party a decade later. An advertising poster from around the same period has an elegant looking woman holding a drink, with the caption: “a woman's place is in the home, eating After Eight and looking beautiful". It is little wonder that feminism took off in the 1960s. In the 1920s and 30s Rowntree branched out into the ‘old’ empire: Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa – with mixed results. Rowntree's were already ahead of Cadbury-Fry in their investment in research and development, and by 1955 Rowntree’s 19,000 employees was just short of the 20,000 employed by their giant competitors. In the 1950s Rowntree’s focused on expanding its market in the US, using KitKat as a spearhead, and working with US enterprises such as the Chunky Chocolate Corporation.

It looked to markets in the Far and Middle East and Latin America as well as Western Europe. In the 1960s, with a static market in the UK, they moved more into Europe, where they had already established a presence in Germany, under the direction of George Dickinson. Rowntree were hindered by tariffs in Europe, but their desire to be a part of free market agreements was hindered when the French President, Charles De Gaulle, blocked British membership of the EEC in 1963. Many of the key products were being made in Germany by the mid 1960s. In 1969, when Rowntree’s merged with Mackintosh, 36% of its sales were in markets outside the UK, becoming 49% by 1976. They were always looking to take over other companies: in the US they bought up various smaller snack enterprises. The 1980s, when the Thatcher and Reagan free market policy was in full swing, saw a boom in takeovers and mergers – the rise of corporatism.

In 1985 sales of KitKat reached a record 5 million eaten every day, and there was a 6.4% increase in profits to a pre-tax level of £79.3m. It isn’t surprising then that Jacob-Suchard (already owning Terry’s) made a bid for Rowntree’s in April 1988. The bid was rejected, but it led to another bid just two months later from another Swiss giant confectioner, Nestlé, which was accepted; paying more than double the value of the shares at the time. Although not all were happy with the takeover: some of the small shareholders, holding 10% of all shares, had worked for Rowntree’s all their working life and opposed the deal. Nestlé, the world's largest food and beverage firm, was founded by Henri Nestlé, a Swiss pharmacist, who established the Nestlé brand in 1866 with the hope of benefiting society – motives not too dissimilar to Joseph Rowntree Snr. He produced the first milk-cereal food for children.

As well as expanding into many other product lines, Nestlé's have continued with dietetic foods for children, especially breast milk substitute – over which there has been a great deal of controversy. (It isn’t easy to find a ‘neutral’ overview on this issue, although the Wikipedia entry covers both sides. Otherwise the Ethical Consumer Research Association (ECRA) has information on its website Ethical Consumer.) At present the Nestlé site in York is being redeveloped, creating an estimated nearly 600 new jobs with new homes, leisure facilities, offices and shops, with the aim of safeguarding the future of its remaining 1,800 employees – see also the Context for Rowntree’s Sports Day (c.1947) References Paul Crystal, Chocolate: the British Chocolate Industry, Shire, 2011. Paul Crystal and Joe Dickinson, A History of Chocolate in York, Remember When (Pen & Sword Books), 2012. Robert Fitzgerald, Rowntree and the Marketing Revolution 1862-1969, Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Joe Murphy, The History of Rowntree’s in Old Photographs, York Publishing Services, 2007. h2g2 - 'After Eight' Chocolate Mints - Edited Entry 'After Eight' Chocolate Mints Content from the guide to life, the universe and everything 'After Eight' Chocolate Mints 2 Conversations Made by Nestlé, the original After Eight chocolates were mint-flavoured thins designed and advertised as an after-dinner mint, hence the product's name. They were originally created in 1962 by Rowntree's , a family business consisting of a group of Quakers which included Joseph Rowntree . Nestlé bought Rowntree plc in 1988, gaining the After Eight product along with other Rowntree legacies. Nestlé, one of the world's biggest sprawling international food and beverage companies, has its roots, foundations and main headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland. There are branches of Nestlé in various different countries, including the UK , the USA and Germany . In 1993, Nestlé's £18 million chocolate-producing factory was opened in York by Ann Reid, the local Lord Mayor Councillor.

This factory, where After Eights are produced, is capable of producing four tonnes of chocolate per hour. The After Eight brand products are exported to more than 60 countries, although not all products are marketed in all countries. The Original Mints Mint-flavoured After Eights consist of a 4cm (1½-inch) square of thin dark chocolate with a peppermint-flavoured fondant centre. Each chocolate is encased in a small black square individual envelope, which sits in a tray inside a long, slender dark green box. There are 24 mint thins in the 200g box 1 ; other sizes are available including 300g and 400g box and a mini-box containing just five. Their launch as an after-dinner item in newspaper and magazine advertisements portrayed well-dressed women of a higher social class, who were excellent at organising dinner parties, which always offered the After Eight Mints. One advert claimed that 'After Eight can turn any evening into an occasion'. However, these same women were shown to be inept in other areas, such as managing the home's account or dealing with political issues. This same theme was later continued in television adverts.

In an attempt to sell the chocolates to visiting tourists, the original mint-flavoured thin is also packaged and marketed as a London souvenir gift, with pictures on the top of the box of seven popular London tourist attractions including Big Ben , Tower Bridge , The Palace of Westminster (which contains the Houses of Parliament), the London Eye , and the White Tower - the central part of the Tower of London . This London Sights box is quite large and contains around a hundred After Eight mints. Kosher Mints To enable people of orthodox Jewish beliefs to consume After Eights as they were intended - after an evening meal with friends - some products are produced as Kosher, that is, prepared without meat, milk, or their derivatives and therefore permissible to be eaten according to dietary laws such as: One must wait a significant amount of time between eating meat and dairy. Opinions differ, and vary from three to six hours. This is because fatty residues and meat particles tend to cling to the mouth. From dairy to meat, however, one need only rinse one's mouth and eat a neutral solid like bread, unless the dairy product in question is also of a type that tends to stick in the mouth.

Judaism 101 In the US, After Eight products endorsed as Kosher are said to have an OU 2 emblem on the packaging identifying them. In the UK it is suggested that products with the York address on the packaging are endorsed as Kosher. However, some shops sell imported After Eight products, such as those from Germany. These contain butterfat, and therefore are not approved as Kosher. Other Products Various different-flavoured fondants have been used over the years for the centre of the After Eights, using the same dark chocolate covering. There are also the white After Eights, which are white chocolate with a mint fondant centre, and the milk chocolate mint thin, which is produced in a dark-blue box. With these different flavours came different packaging, with brightly coloured orange boxes and coordinating orange envelopes encasing the orange-flavoured thins. Some of the additions to the After Eight range are only available around seasonal times, such as Christmas, Easter or Valentine's Day. White Mints In late 1998, in time for the Christmas market, Nestlé launched After Eight White, a white chocolate version of the original After Eight.

The size, 300g box containing 35 white chocolate thins, and most aspects of the packaging, such as the After Eight labelling and logo remain the same. However, the colour of the box, and the internal envelopes which hold the chocolate thins are a creamy-white. There are 36 calories per thin. Seasonal Thins Other flavours in the After Eight selection which include Orange, Lemon Sorbet and Irish Cream are marketed for the Christmas market, and are available approximately from July through to January, appearing in different coloured boxes. Only the flavouring differs between chocolates, and this is listed in the flavouring section of the ingredients. Mint Straws After Eight mint straws are available in a five½-inch silver-coloured tube, which contains 20 five-inch straw-like dark chocolate mints. The mint straws fan out when the top of the tube is removed, leaving around three inches for the straws to stand in. It is advisable to keep the straws refrigerated to prevent them bending once the tube is opened. There are only 25 calories per straw, although they may contain traces of peanut or other nuts. The straws are not endorsed as being Kosher.

In Blue Peter style, the empty tubes can be covered in fancy paper, or left as they are, and used as a pen / pencil holder. Mint Ice Cream Cones These come in boxes of four individually-wrapped wafer cones, with mint-flavoured ice cream and a chocolate ripple which are topped with pieces of plain chocolate. There are 174 calories per cone, and these may contain nut traces. Mint Ice Cream Bar The eight-inch-long, three-inch-wide wrapper of the After Eight ice cream holds a bar of dark chocolate with a cool mint-flavoured ice cream centre on a stick. The chocolate ice cream bar itself is approximately four inches long and two inches wide; at its widest part it has a depth of ¾ of an inch. These are also available in a box of three individually-wrapped ice cream bars 3 . There are 279 calories per bar, which are suitable for vegetarians but may contain nut traces. They also carry a somewhat inessential warning that the product may stain. Limited Products Differing slightly from seasonal thins, the limited products are not identical each year, and are produced for a shorter time period, then removed from shop shelves once the particular days they were intended for have passed.

St Valentine's Day The boxed After Eight Collection marketed for St Valentines Day in 2005, consisted of a 200g box of After Eight mints and The After Eight Collection CD of romantic songs. The After Eight Logo The logo consists of the image of an Ormolu Mantle Clock, similar to the antique French Louis XVth style. The time is set at just after eight o'clock, and there is a shadow of a number eight behind the clock. The logo is embossed on the exterior of the boxes and tins of After Eight brand products, and printed on both the envelopes which contain the thins and wrappers of unboxed products. After Eight 'Etiquette' The Envelope Dilemma There appears to be some confusion surrounding the small envelopes the mints and various flavoured thins come packaged in. The following are the views of Researchers regarding the envelope dilemma. The act of leaving the empty wrapper in the box may be seen as part of the excitement of getting an After Eight offered. 'Am I gonna get one?' or 'am I not?' As a person who leaves the wrapper in the box I just thought I would try to defend myself and others like me.

Why do people always put the empty envelopes back in the box? So disappointing when you realise that there are none left! Perhaps putting the empty covers back in the box does away with the difficult etiquette moment 'Who's going to have that last one?' or being able to pinpoint who did have the last one. I have been corrected on the 'Take the chocolate from the envelope and then return the envelope to the box'. It appears that the person being offered the After-Eight mint is even lazier than that, and just takes the mint, leaving the envelope behind. This causes the person who is offering the box to have to decide if there are actually any mints left! Most people place the empty envelope back in the box, which I think is the height of rudeness. Ideally they should be passed around on a flat tray/platter so that the empty envelopes can be spotted. Tenuous Connections The Meaning of Liff In 1983 Douglas Adams and John Lloyd wrote the book The Meaning of Liff. It was written in dictionary style, using place names to invent meanings for them. One they used was Cannock Chase.

CANNOCK CHASE (n.) In any box of After Eight Mints, there is always a large number of empty envelopes and no more than four or five actual mints. The cannock chase is the process by which, no matter which part of the box you insert your fingers into, or how often, you will always extract most of the empty sachets before pinning down an actual mint, or 'cannock'. The cannock chase also occurs with people who put their dead matches back in the matchbox, and then embarrass themselves at parties trying to light cigarettes with three quarters of an inch of charcoal. Douglas Adams and John Lloyd In 1990 The Deeper Meaning of Liff was published, with an extra sentence added to the end of Cannock Chase: The term is also used to describe futile attempts to pursue unscrupulous advertising agencies who nick your ideas to sell chocolates with. It is thought this may have been added after Rowntree/Nestlé ran a newspaper/magazine advert for After Eight mints.

The advert, which was a sort of paper-chase involving finding the remaining mint amongst the empty envelopes showed a spoof dictionary entry for 'Cannock Chase' (which is actually a place in the UK) as the search for the last envelope to actually contain a mint. The Meaning of Life The 'waffer thin mint', as pronounced in a pretentious French waiter's accent, appears in the Mr Creosote sketch of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life . Mr Creosote, as played by Terry Jones , is said to be the fattest man in the world and is dining at a French restaurant, the waiter being played by John Cleese . After vomiting, Mr Creosote orders just about everything on the menu to be mixed up in a bucket and served with plenty of drink, including champagne , and six crates of brown ale to wash it down with. After consuming the (g)astronomical meal, the waiter offers Mr Creosote a 'waffer thin mint'. At first, Mr Creosote refuses the offer with 'I couldn't eat another thing. I'm absolutely stuffed.

4 ' The waiter persuades him to have just one, and then runs for cover as Mr Creosote first expands, then explodes, spraying hapless onlookers with various upper bowel contents. After Eight Trivia Ross Burden, from Ready Steady Cook, has created a recipe that includes After Eight chocolate mints. If you like to experiment with baking, you could try melted After Eight mints as a top covering for a chocolate cake, or to add extra taste and texture to any other cake or even biscuit. If you want something more substantial than the After Eight mint thins, you could try making this Giant After Eight mint. 1 The weights and quantities in this Entry were correct at the time of writing (2006). However, in an unstable market these could change, either by down-sizing and decreasing or by increasing, temporarily or permanently, due to promotional offers on products. 2 Orthodox Union - a Jewish organisation in North America. 3 In July 2006, these boxes were a promotional offer of £1 per box; the same price as buying one individual After Eight ice cream bar.

The only difference was the wrapper, instead of the ingredients and other details they have the words - Multipack Product Must Not Be Sold Separately. 4 Along with some slightly stronger language and a few pieces of flying food. Nestle After Eight Mints - Boxes Boxes Add this item to your basket − Product reviews Product information No dinner party is complete without a box of Nestle After Eight Mints. Perfect for passing round when coffee is served, these iconic mint chocolates have become a much-loved British institution since their launch in 1962. If you didn’t already know, Nestle After Eight Mints are delicious dark chocolate mints with a mint fondant centre. They are made from the finest cocoa beans and 100% natural peppermint oil. After Eight Mints are one of those rare products that actually created a niche (instead of filling one). Before their launch, there was no such thing as the after dinner mint; today there are lots to choose from – but only one original. Most popular with customers in United States of America (USA), France, Italy, Australia, Japan, Canada, Korea Republic of, Spain and Greece, but you can buy Nestle After Eight Mints for delivery worldwide.

One of our Nestle branded products. Allergy Advice Contains Milk, May Contain Nuts, May Contain Peanuts. Ingredients Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Glucose Syrup, Cocoa Butter, Butterfat (from Milk), Emulsifier (Sunflower Lecithin), Natural Peppermint Oil, Citric Acid, Stabiliser (Invertase). Lifestyle / Additives A rating of 5 out of 5 Stars By Lynn from United States on 17-11-2016 You really can't eat just one, but I really try to make them last. The are perfect after dinner when you only have room for a wafer thin mint! A rating of 5 out of 5 Stars By Danielle from Madeira on 21-12-2015 As a child my mother used to have a box of After Eights around Christmas and I always loved being treated to one. I thought they was so sophisticated and the minty chocolate flavour tasted like Christmas. These are great year round and for all occasions but for me they are best shared late on Christmas Eve with a close family member.

A rating of 5 out of 5 Stars By Cathryn from Korea Republic of on 05-11-2015 After eight mints are my all time favourite chocolates and are often my downfall with me happily devouring a box in one sitting. The dark chocolate outer perfectly compliments the silky smooth mint filling literally melting in your mouth. They are great to have out at a party, coming individually wrapped in their own pockets so perfect for guest to pick up and enjoy and be impressed by. A rating of 5 out of 5 Stars By sarah c from United States on 17-06-2015 Deliciously minty and cool with a thin chocolate coating. The mint is a soft and oozing type of filling, as opposed to a hard fondant. A nice sized square of pure delight, yet if you go for another one or two you haven't quite ruined the diet you were on. There are but a few calories in each piece so you can indulge in a few now and then.

A rating of 5 out of 5 Stars By Eileen from Canada on 30-05-2015 We always have a box of After Eight mints at Christmas, they are a tradition that began when I was very small. These mints are highly addictive, dark thin chocolate and a minty fondant centre. When I host a dinner party I always have them on hand and am ashamed to admit I generally buy two boxes and so keep one for myself. A rating of 5 out of 5 Stars By Emily from UK - England on 15-11-2014 These remind me so much of Christmas and the great debates that we'd have about having eaten the mint thins, whether you throw away the packet or you put it back in the box. (Personally, I leave it in the box for that unsuspecting person to go and get one and there are none left. I am mean like that.) A rating of 5 out of 5 Stars By Maria Teresa from Italy on 07-09-2014 Nestle After Eight Mints are WONDERFUL. Everything is right about them. The shape, the taste, the box and the price.

Just because something has been around for years, doesn't mean it has to have a facelift. They're are fantastic and I love them. A rating of 4 out of 5 Stars By Thomas from Finland on 20-02-2014 After Eight are good tasting mints that in my opinion are especially well tasting together with coffee. I often have one of these as a dessert, together with an espresso. These are also considered very nice to serve, at least by my guests. Therefore, sometimes if I have friends over for a coffee and I am not planning on serving anything special, I buy a box of After Eight and everyone's happy. A rating of 3 out of 5 Stars By Ian from Germany on 30-11-2013 When I was growing up these were my favourite form of chocolate. Unfortunately now either my tastes have massively changed or the ingredients of these mints have changed. I used to love the minty white soft centre and the way it slowly dripped slowly like slime out of the chocolatey surroundings.

A rating of 5 out of 5 Stars By Caterina from France on 16-10-2013 Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without After Eight Mints. They were once considered as being very sophisticated so I suppose that's why we only ever had them in the festive season. For those few who have never tried them, After Eights are thin squares of dark chocolate with a mint flavoured cream filling. They come in little paper envelopes, all lined up in a wonderfully mint scented rectangular box. Only 35 calories per chocolate. Beware of the sticky centre if you have sensitive teeth. A rating of 5 out of 5 Stars By Bruna from Italy on 10-12-2012 This box should carry a warning sign 'Attention: Might Cause Addiction'! All I can say is that it's just as well Rowntree did not use the 24 hour clock when they chose the name After Eights. I mean, even if they were called After TwentyTwos, I'd still eat them from 8 in the morning 'til evening, just like I do now! After all, I'm only following their instructions... after eight!

Seriously though, Rowntree deserve a medal for keeping their chocolates at such a low price. By doing so, they allow everyone to indulge in these delicious dark wafer thins, with their creamy, mint center. The black and gold envelope that holds each AfterEight is so rich and luxurious that it never fails to impress. This size box holds about 24 chocolates and once open, you risk finding your box full of little empty envelopes within minutes! Though these after dinner treats are perfect for every occasion, Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without them. Would you like to write a review for Nestle After Eight Mints? You’ll need to be registered and logged in to write a review. Did you know that you could earn £0.30 in Reward Points for every product review of 50 words or more that you write. Find out more . Review and rate this product Your rating

Question: After-Eights are now made by Nestle, which company created them in 1962?
Answer: Rowntree